#42 Richard Kock and how colonialism threatened species survival

#42 Richard Kock and how colonialism threatened species survival (UK)

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Our host Cat Vendl chats with WDA's own vice president Richard Kock. Richard has lived almost a life time of promoting wildlife health in Africa, Central Asia and the UK. Born in Rhodesia (today's Zimbabwe), Richard worked in Kenya for many years. He has seen the devastating consequences of colonialism to wildlife conservation first hand and has worked hard to counteract them.Listen in to Richard's story! Wanna be a guest on the show? Feel free to email communications(at)wildlifedisease....

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